2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 607 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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